Showing posts with label Dances of Cambodia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dances of Cambodia. Show all posts

Monday, November 1, 2010

Dispatches from Siem Reap - IV

Cambodia is not just a land of temples, but it's one of expressions...


Expressions....


And then some more....


No wonder why they have so many dances, expressing their many moods.

There's the shyness of a just-married couple...



There's the 'Daiii' of a Hanuman ready to protect the Apsaras

There's the surprise of an Asura who's been attacked by Hanuman

There's the tight-lipped and alluring smile of the Apsara

The irritation of the farmer's wife at the village toddy seller

The exuberance of a couple in love

The playfulness of a Chinese origin dragon

The slinky seductiveness of a snake

The delicate tip-toedness of a peacock

The self-assuredness of three potential suitors

The valour of a Khmer warrior in the making


The spirit of dancing open-heartedly no matter what the occasion ...


Cambodia is truly the land of expressions, the land where a smile can cut right through the self-constructed tower of Babel that the foreign traveller brings along.